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He circled the tree still, even as I continued to securely sit in the high branches.
"Despite your fine words, Father (and fine they truly are) don't you hunt down and devour every cub you capture? Even if they are your own offspring?"
"That," he replied, "is an occupational hazard of being a bear."
"But neither they nor you had any choice in the matter."
He scratched his head, shaking the tree fiercely. Barely holding on, I maintained my position. After a few minutes he squinted up at me. "And just how, little Daughter, does that make it any less a hazard?"
I granted him the point but remained in the tree.

Description
He circled the tree still, even as I continued to securely sit in the high branches.
"Despite your fine words, Father (and fine they truly are) don't you hunt down and devour every cub you capture? Even if they are your own offspring?"
"That," he replied, "is an occupational hazard of being a bear."
"But neither they nor you had any choice in the matter."
He scratched his head, shaking the tree fiercely. Barely holding on, I maintained my position. After a few minutes he squinted up at me. "And just how, little Daughter, does that make it any less a hazard?"
I granted him the point but remained in the tree.